Pakistani student killed over alleged blasphemy

Hundreds of students marched in capital Islamabad last month over alleged blasphemy online [EPA]

Islamabad, Pakistan - One university student has been killed and two others wounded during a violent mob attack after being accused of committing blasphemy in the northern Pakistani city of Mardan, police say.

The three men were attacked by fellow students while conversing in the cafeteria of the Abdul Wali Khan University on Thursday, local police official Pir Muhammad told Al Jazeera.

"Other students who overheard the victims talking first surrounded them and then started attacking them," said Muhammad.

"The two who were wounded have been taken to the hospital and are safe and sound."

According to local police official Tariq Aziz more than 100 people suspected of being part of the mob have been arrested so far.